Before I say anything ...I know i will get beaten up by you guys..so let me put my HELMET on...
Now I got Helmet on...I have always wondered why have we HYPED Shahid Afridi so much...
His Batting average for ODI is 23.53 and T-20 is 18.20 . I completely agree that he is a good bowler but nothing from his averages I can see where we can say he is a good batsman also. I am very impressed when I see Australian's batting averages. Please correct me if I am wrong...don't you think for no reason we have HYPED Afridi...
he can not be selected in team if he is not good in bowling and fielding.
In yesterday match, he gave only 35 or some thing in 10 overs, the minimum of all bowlers.
there are 5 reasons, he is in a team,
No-1
he is a top bowler and best bowler of the world cup and still in 20 best bowlers of the world . He has chance of selection.
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L.L. Tsotsobe[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Mohammad Hafeez[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Saeed Ajmal[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]746 v England, 13/02/2012[/TD]
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M. Morkel[/TD]
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[/TD]
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G.P. Swann[/TD]
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[/TD]
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R. Ashwin[/TD]
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[/TD]
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D.L. Vettori[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Shakib Al Hasan[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]717 v Zimbabwe, 05/11/2009[/TD]
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S.T. Finn[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]655 v Pakistan, 21/02/2012[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]642[/TD]
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K.D. Mills[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Abdur Razzak[/TD]
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[/TD]
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J.D.P. Oram[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]768 v Australia, 16/09/2004[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]635[/TD]
[TD="class: top100name"]
M.G. Johnson[/TD]
[TD="class: top100nation"]
[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]724 v Bangladesh, 03/09/2008[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]627[/TD]
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D.W. Steyn[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]666 v India, 12/03/2011[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]620[/TD]
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S.R. Watson[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]620 v West Indies, 25/03/2012[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]619[/TD]
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K.A.J. Roach[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]634 v Australia, 20/03/2012[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]619[/TD]
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J.M. Anderson[/TD]
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[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]617[/TD]
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Shahid Afridi[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]673 v Bangladesh, 01/12/2011[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]614[/TD]
[TD="class: top100name"]
R.W. Price[/TD]
[TD="class: top100nation"]
[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]722 v West Indies, 06/03/2010[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]609[/TD]
[TD="class: top100name"]
D.E. Bollinger[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]676 v England, 21/01/2011[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100id, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: top100rating, align: center"]605[/TD]
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S.L. Malinga[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="class: top100cbr"]674 v Bangladesh, 23/07/2007[/TD]
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B. Lee[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100cbr"]852 v South Africa, 03/02/2006[/TD]
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No-2
He is a best fielder of Pakistan squad
No-3
Right now he is 4th best all rounder of one day international
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S.R. Watson[/TD]
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Mohammad Hafeez[/TD]
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Shahid Afridi[/TD]
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J.H. Kallis[/TD]
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[TD="class: top100cbr"]506 v West Indies, 09/05/2001[/TD]
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J.D.P. Oram[/TD]
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[/TD]
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R.N. ten Doeschate[/TD]
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D.L. Vettori[/TD]
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A.D. Mathews[/TD]
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R.A. Jadeja[/TD]
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No-4
He is a match winning player, our management is not using him properly,
He has won the most number of Man of the Match awards from Pakistan since the beginning of pakistan cricket history. no 2 is saeed anwar, 27 times man of the match, afridi got 30 times, i think,
No-5
He is an entertainer, people love his personality, his style,
so, because of these 5 reasonss, he has a place in squad,
But if he improves his batting, then he will be the world no 1 all rounder.
(if he improves his batting, he will be the no 1 player of the world)